After winning an NBA-record 73 games during the regular season, the Golden State Warriors?battled back from a 3-1 deficit to overcome Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals.?Now with Durant on their side, is a third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals a foregone conclusion for the Warriors? Or could teams like the San Antonio Spurs or LA Clippers give Golden State a run for its money?We asked our ESPN Forecast panel to predict which team will emerge as Western Conference champions in 2016-17. Then we totaled up the ballots, with a first-place vote receiving five points, a second-place vote receiving three and a third-place vote receiving one. (Heres how ESPN Forecast works.)To participate in the discussion, #ESPNForecast is the Twitter hashtag to use.?So who will be best in the West? Read on.Western Conference champ projections1. Golden State Warriors Projected record: 67-15 First-place votes: 47 Points: 2352. San Antonio Spurs Proj. record: 57-25 First-place votes: 0 Points: 1083. LA Clippers Proj. record: 52-30 First-place votes: 0 Points: 634. Utah Jazz Proj. record: 45-37 First-place votes: 0 Points: 95. Portland Trail Blazers Proj. record: 46-36 First-place votes: 0 Points: 5T-6. Oklahoma City Thunder Proj. record: 44-38 First-place votes: 0 Points: 1T-6. Memphis Grizzlies Proj. record: 43-39 First-place votes: 0 Points: 1T-6. Dallas Mavericks Proj. record: 40-42 First-place votes: 0 Points: 1NCAA Jerseys Wholesale . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Cheap College Basketball Jerseys . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. http://www.cheapcollegejerseys.us.org/ .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a ft of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Stitched College Jerseys .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Cheap NCAA Ftball Jerseys .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.MORE: USA | Canada | North America |?Sweden?| Russia | Finland | Europe | Czech Republic ' ' '